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Practical guide to minerals due diligence implementation
This guide provides practical steps for companies to implement due diligence in their mineral supply chains, aligning with OECD, SEC, and EU regulations. It focuses on establishing strong management systems, identifying and mitigating supply chain risks, and ensuring compliance with responsible sourcing standards to prevent human rights abuses and support ethical mineral sourcing practices.
Alignment assessment of industry programmes with the OECD Minerals Guidance
The report evaluates the extent to which five industry programmes align with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for responsible mineral sourcing. It highlights gaps and improvements in standards and implementation, focusing on due diligence, risk assessment, and audit practices across mineral supply chains.
Equity lens toolkit for venture capital investors: Mitigating gender bias within investment processes
The toolkit provides practical tools to help VCs and investors identify and mitigate gender bias in their investment processes. It equips them with strategies to uncover overlooked opportunities and promote inclusive practices, particularly for women founders in the Asia-Pacific region, ultimately fostering a more diverse and equitable investment landscape.
Drivers of change: Meeting the energy and data demands of AI adoption in Australia and New Zealand
The report explores the energy challenges posed by AI adoption, highlighting concerns among IT managers about increased energy consumption and uncertainty regarding its impact on sustainability. The research underscores the need for enhanced energy efficiency and green energy solutions to meet ESG goals without hindering AI deployment.
Work Health Index
The Work Health Index tool measures workplace health and wellbeing across various sectors. It provides organisations with insights into their performance, highlighting areas for improvement and enabling data-driven strategies to enhance employee wellbeing and productivity.
2024 good practice guide
This guide provides essential guidelines for companies and investors to enhance human rights due diligence, particularly in supply chains. It emphasises transparency, risk assessment, and responsible purchasing practices to combat forced labour. The guide also offers practical examples and benchmarks, helping stakeholders align with global standards and improve corporate disclosures.
Shareaction's insuring disaster benchmark series
The "Insuring Disaster" series by ShareAction evaluates the responsible investment and underwriting practices of the world's largest insurers, focusing on their approaches to critical environmental and social issues. This benchmark series highlights the industry's impact on climate, biodiversity, and human rights, offering actionable recommendations for improvement.
RAPID institutional investor guidance framework for the elimination of child labour in supply chains
This framework provides investors with actionable strategies to integrate child labour considerations into their investment processes. It outlines key human rights metrics, emphasising the importance of rigorous data and engagement to drive effective corporate accountability in eliminating child labour.
Addressing child labour: A guide for the private sector
This guide from the UN Global Compact Network UK offers businesses actionable strategies to eradicate child labour from global supply chains. It outlines the business case for tackling child labour, defines key concepts, and provides concrete steps for prevention, mitigation, and remediation. The guide emphasises the importance of policy commitment, supply chain oversight, and collaboration with stakeholders.
Natural Capital Protocol
The Natural Capital Protocol provides a step-by-step guide for businesses to measure, value, and integrate natural capital into their operations. Divided into 9 stages, this comprehensive guide offers a practical approach to assess material risks and opportunities, communicate with stakeholders, and make informed decisions towards sustainable business practices.
Conflict sensitivity in projects: Practical measures for private sector clients
This report provides practical measures for private sector clients to incorporate conflict sensitivity in their projects. It emphasises the importance of understanding and managing conflict risks to avoid exacerbating violence, promote social cohesion, and enhance investment resilience in fragile and conflict-affected environments.
A new economy: Exploring the root causes of the polycrisis and the principles to unlock a sustainable future
The report examines the systemic flaws of the current economic model, highlighting ecological, social, and geoeconomic crises. It proposes transitioning to a regenerative economy based on principles of sufficiency, circularity, systems thinking, equity, and redefining value to achieve sustainable and equitable growth.
ASIC’s Indigenous Financial Services Framework: Driving change to support First Nations peoples to achieve and experience positive financial outcomes
This framework supports First Nations peoples in achieving positive financial outcomes. Developed through extensive consultations, the Framework includes guiding principles, key learnings, and engagement strategies with stakeholders. It aims to improve financial access and wellbeing for First Nations communities through culturally appropriate and inclusive practices, fostering collaboration across sectors.
Sustainable finance roadmap 2024
The Australian Government's 2024 Sustainable Finance Roadmap outlines a plan to mobilise private capital towards achieving net-zero emissions. It focuses on improving transparency in climate and sustainability reporting, enhancing financial system capabilities, and demonstrating government leadership. Key initiatives include mandatory climate-related financial disclosures, developing a sustainable finance taxonomy, and issuing sovereign green bonds.
Resource Centre digital platform (BHRRC)
The resource Centre digital platform by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) monitors companies on news and allegations of human rights issues. It helps finance professionals assess corporate performance on human rights, providing insights into risks and compliance. The platform offers up-to-date data on human rights practices across various industries.
Transparency in supply chains etc: A practical guide
This report provides updated guidance on compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. It outlines requirements for businesses to produce annual statements detailing steps to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. The guide includes advice on statement structure, approval, publication, and responses to modern slavery incidents.